-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Kei Nishikori made history as he became the first home player to capture the Japan Open after a three-set win over Milos Raonic Sunday .

The 22-year-old beat the Canadian 7-6 3-6 6-0 to win his second career title , but his first since Delray Beach in 2008 .

`` I can not believe I won the tournament , but at the same time , I feel that I 'm happy I was able to do this , '' he told the official ATP Tour website .

Nishikori , who beat second seed Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals , said he had gained renewed confidence from that victory after feeling the pressure of home expectation .

`` I have not been able to play well in Japan until now , so I always thought perhaps I was not mentally strong enough to do so , '' Nishikori added .

`` But the match against Berdych , something changed . I was able to play much better yesterday and today . ''

The 21-year-old Raonic , who put out defending champion Andy Murray in the semifinals , recovered to tie the match at one set all .

But in the decider he was broken early and never recovered as Nishikori clinched a famous victory .

Meanwhile in the final of the China Open in Beijing , top seed Novak Djokovic accounted for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 7-6 6-2 to claim his 32nd career crown .

The Serbian , who is challenging Roger Federer for the World No. 1 spot , took just one hour 42 minutes to win his third straight title at the event .

Tsonga started strongly to break the favorite , but Djokovic retrieved it before winning the first set tiebreak .

The second set was more one-sided as Djokovic broke in the third game and repeated the trick to close out the victory .

In the accompanying WTA event , top seed and World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka swept past second seed Maria Sharapova of Russia in straight sets in the final .

The Belarus star won 6-3 6-1 to claim a winning check for $ 848,000 as she took the China title at the fourth attempt .

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Kei Nishikori makes tennis history at Japan Open

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First Japanese player to win Japan Open in open era

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He beats Milos Raonic in the final in three sets

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Novak Djokovic takes China Open title